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Holiday Overview
Holiday Overview
Highlights
- Enjoy privately guided tours of Landmark Structures and temples, including Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Lama Temple, Summer Palace
- Learn and appreciate Beijing traditional arts, such as Tai Chi, Beijing opera, Handicrafts and Beijing traditional Cuisine
- Share your life experiences with the people with learning disabilities in Huiling community services
Map & Itinerary
Map & Itinerary
As
one of China's four ancient capitals, with its profound history of 3000 years
and 20 million people, covering 16,808 square kilometers in area, Beijing is
the cultural, political, and historical center of China. It is widely
considered to be one of the most magnificent cities in the world. Let’s share a
journey of exploration which will ultimately invest in your life story!
Holiday Itinerary
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ARRIVAL BEIJING
You will be met at the airport by our guide and transferred to a hotel in central Beijing. Gather for a welcome dinner and program orientation. Today you will have an opportunity to rest and recover from the long flight.
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Accommodation 4* hotel in Beijing
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Meals D
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EXPLORE ANCIENT BEIJING
Continue to visitHutongneighborhood, a hutong is a unique form of community that exists only in China. Here you will find “Hutong Culture” and “Courtyard Culture”. Hutong literally means a small street or lane between two courtyards, although the word can also mean a community within the city consisting of hutongs and residencies. As Beijing has modernised, many hutongs have been demolished to make way for high-density living and commercial areas. The government has decreased the “no demolition” zone and now many hutongs are being bought and modernised. Hutong properties are probably the most expensive in Beijing. In the hutongs, discover the hidden gems of Beijing and one of the last surviving areas of ancient China.
Experience one of the Chinese ancient civilization- Chinese Tea Ceremonyandintangible cultural heritage skill-Vegetation dyeingin the afternoon.
Tea was and remains a central piece in the Asian cultures, especially in China where it first originated.
From three aspects of aesthetic value, cultural value and environmental value, Chinese traditional vegetation dyeing art still has outstanding value in contemporary society. Today, you will have a change to learn the knowledge of vegetation dyed, know its geographical distribution, basic raw materials and process, and use this skill to make a handkerchief by yourself.
Enjoy a deliciousPeking duck dinner- the capital's most famous dish. Once imperial cuisine, now the leg endary duck dish is served at restaurants around the world.
This evening we will go to watch a Chinese opera performance.
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Accommodation 4* hotel in Beijing
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Meals BLD
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TEMPLE OF HEAVEN - PANJIAYUAN - MUTIANYU GREAT WALL
After breakfast, we will go to see the local people doing their morning exercises and join them to learn Taiji from the master in Temple of Heaven.Tai Chi, or Taijiquan in China, is an outstanding gem of traditional Chinese culture that is valuable in promoting health, developing combat and self-defence skills, and improving concentration and overall well-being.
Then we will visitthe Temple of Heaven. Temple of Heaven was the venue for the Ming and Qing emperors to offer sacrifices to the Heaven and pray for harvest. This temple was built in the 18th year during the reign of the Ming Emperor Yongle in 1420.
After have one hour visit in Panjiayuan Antique Market, go to a local restaurant to enjoy a traditional Chinese lunch.
Then transfer to visit the Great Wall at Mutianyu- the most beautiful section of the walls in Beijing. Hike on the wall. Drive back to the hotel.
Mutianyu Great Wall is one of the famous sections of China Great Wall. It was first built in the mid-6th century during the Northern Qi, making it older than the Badaling section. In 1569, the Mutianyu Great Wall was rebuilt and till today most parts of it are well preserved. The Mutianyu Great Wall has the largest construction scale and best quality among all sections of Great Wall.
In the late afternoon, drive back to Beijing downtown, dinner will be followed.
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Accommodation 4* hotel in Beijing
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Meals BLD
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SUMMER PALACE - TIAN’ANMEN SQUARE - FORBIDDEN CITY - JINGSHAN PARK
This morning, we will transfer to visit theSummer Palace. Summer Palace located in a northwestern suburb of Beijing; it is an immense park containing some Chinese traditional architecture and arts. It was built and served as a royal garden during the Qing Dynasty. It exhibits the quintessence of the Chinese classical landscape gardening. The halls, the pavilions, the corridors, the pagodas, the bridges and the water were elaborately arranged. The long Corridor is one of the most exquisite structures in the garden. It is over 700 meters long and decorated with thousands of Chinese traditional paintings.
After lunch, follow in the footsteps of emperors, court ministers and eunuchs and head south to the magnificent and colorfulForbidden City.Forbidden City Beijing, also called Imperial Palace Museum, is located in the very heart of Beijing. It remained the residence of the emperors for nearly five hundred years, from the 15th century to the early 20th century, and was the actual and symbolic seat of imperial power. Popularly known as the Forbidden City, it was built in the Ming Dynasty between the 4th and the 18th years of the Yongle period (1406 - 1420 AD). Many of the buildings of the Palace have been repaired and rebuilt, but their basic form and layout remain in their original state.
At the end of visit, go to Jingshan Park to enjoy a bird view of the Forbidden City.
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Accommodation 4* hotel in Beijing
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Meals BLD
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HUILING - 798 ART DISTRICT
We will go toHuiling Community Services, making dumpling or learn how to cook China dishes with children (based on the number of participants). Beijing Huiling Community Services for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities seeks to improve the lives of the mentally disabled. Through community-based activities, BJHL facilitates trainees' independence and teaches life skills. At here, our students will have a chance to share their life experience with these children.
After lunch, continue to visit the 798 Art District.
In the late afternoon, transfer to Beijing International Airport and see off.
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Price Policy
Tour Price Policy
Additional details
1. Before you pay deposit to book the tour, we haven’t made any reservation yet. The train, flight tickets and the hotel may different from the itinerary listed.
2. The visiting order of the scenic spots in the itinerary may change according to the traffic condition and other unforeseen things.
3. Tourist insurance is a must before going, please provide us the confirmation of insurance company when sign up.
The price includes
1. Entrance Fees: to scenic spots as listed in the itinerary
2. All the activities fee mentioned in the itinerary: Hutong rickshaw in Beijing; Sichuan Opera show in Chengdu;
3. Private Transfers: Transfers between airports, hotels and scenic spots while sightseeing during the trip by private air conditioned vehicle with a driver.
4. Meals: All meals as indicated in the itinerary (B-breakfast, L-lunch, D-dinner), include Peking duck dinner in Beijing; Hot pot dinner in Chengdu.
5. Guide: As outlined in the itinerary an English-speaking guide and driver will be provided in each city, who will remain with you throughout your time in that city. A new guide and a new driver will meet you at each city on your tour, to provide you with the best local knowledge available
6. Hotel: hotel fees are based on two people sharing one room with king-size bed. All hotels as listed in the above itinerary serve daily western or Chinese breakfast
7. Arrangements: the tour cost includes planning, handling, operational and communication charges
8. Travel Agency Liability insurance
The price does not include
1. International airfare or train tickets to enter or leave China
2. China entry visa fees
3. Excess baggage charges
4. The medicine for the sickness or accident while on the way
5. Personal expenses: expenses of a purely personal nature such as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone calls, optional activities, sightseeing or meals which are not included in the tour itinerary
6. Meals: any meals which are not specified in the tour itinerary
7. Single room supplement
8. Please notice that the price will be much higher during the festival of Labors’ Day, National Day, spring festival
9. Tips to tour guide and driver (recommended USD10-15/guest/day).
10. Tourist accident insurance. NB - you are strongly suggested to buy travel and health insurance before you start out from your home country.
Payment conditions
To confirm your reservation, you must pay a deposit of 30% of the total amount due via the payment link that your local agent will share. The balance is due 30 days prior to departure. The quoted exchange rate is valid for the next 7 days – if the deposit is not paid within this time, the quote will be re-calculated.
Terms and conditions for cancelation
i. Cancellation of the Tour by CAT (local agent):
CAT reserve the right to cancel the postpone tour at any time up to the date final payment is due under the following condition: in our opinion, health and/or safety factors related to conditions in China would make the tour inadvisable. And in this case, all money paid by the participants will be refunded. If the tour is postponed, CAT will offer all those who have signed up the opportunity to have the same tour for a later time, but the price may be changed according to the season. We will notify you of any change, and give you a reasonable period
of time to make your decision. Consumers may, but are under no obligation to, take the tour under these new terms. After final payment has been made, we may cancel the tour only if, in our opinion, health and/or safety factors related to conditions in China would make the tour inadvisable. Since cancellation in this case involves factors which may arise suddenly and are entirely outside our control, including but not limited to natural disasters, civil unrest and epidemic disease, we cannot guarantee a full refund in this case. This is because payment will already have been made to finalize the arrangements and reservation.
ii. Cancellation of the Tour by Consumer:
Any cancellation must be made by sending an email to the local agent. The cancellation fee varies according to how many days prior to departure the cancellation is made:
· More than 30 days prior to departure: 5% of the total holiday cost
· Between 30 and 22 days prior to departure: 25% of the total holiday cost
· Between 21 and 8 days prior to departure: 50% of the total holiday cost
· Between 7 and 3 days prior to departure: 75% of the total holiday cost
· Less than 3 days prior to departure and after the departure date: 100% of the total holiday cost
All cancellations must be in writing and will be effective upon receipt by CAT. No refund will be made to those participants who break the journey regardless of the portions of the package unused. If, owing to serious illness or injury, the participant withdraws from the tour, a refund will be subject to the consent of the local travel agent.
No refund will be made to those participants who have failed to secure valid travel documents such as passport or visas.
